ROO'S DEATH THREATS AFTER UTD MOVE

WAYNE ROONEY received death threats when he left boyhood club Everton for Manchester United back in 2004.

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After breaking into the Toffees' first team at the age of 16, Rooney was still only 18 when he made the move to Old Trafford in a £27m deal, having rejected a new contract offer from the Blues which would have been a club record.

The exit of a player who had worn a T-shirt bearing the slogan 'Once a Blue, always a Blue' angered the Everton fanbase.